Epic Games first teased a Trios Tournament on June 20th, but didn’t offer many details aside from the start date. But now that we’re a few days out from the event, we know a lot more about the contest, including its official name: the Trios Cash Cup.
Technically anyone is allowed to enter, just like the Fortnite World Cup qualifiers, but you need to reach a certain threshold in Arena Mode first. Thankfully Epic Games released Arena Trios on Wednesday to provide interested players a few days of practice before the event starts.
This is the first Trios event for Epic Games, so it’ll be interesting to see how everything plays out. We have everything you need to know about the event below.
MORE: Everyone who qualified for the 2019 Fortnite World Cup
When is the Fortnite Trios Cash Cup tournament?
Date
- Semifinals: Saturday, June 13
- Finals: Sunday, June 14
Time
- NA East: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET
- NA West: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. PT
- Europe: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. GMT
- Brazil: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. BRT
- OCE: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. AET
- Asia: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. JST
How to qualify, scoring system for Trios tournament
Qualifying
In order to qualify to play in the semifinals you must reach the Champions League in Arena Mode, which means you need 300 Hype points. The top 1,000 teams from each region in the semifinals will be able to compete in the finals on Sunday.
Scoring system
Placement points
- Victory Royale: 12 points
- Top 2: 9 points
- Top 4: 6 points
- Top 8: 3 points
Eliminations: 1 point each
Fortnite Trios tournament prize pool
Epic Games has a $1 million global prize pool for the event. The top teams from each region will win the prize money, although the exact breakdown has not been released yet. A leak for the prize pool in Europe suggests first place wins $15,000 with second place earning $12,900 and third earning $10,200.
The leaked prize money for Europe even goes into the top 275, where users earn $600.
The prize pool is expected to vary by region, so don’t expect those numbers to be the same for North American competitors.
Teams playing in Trios Cash Cup
As we mentioned earlier, the tournament is open to anyone with 300+ Hype points who wants to compete in the Semi-finals. But if you’re interested in watching some of the top teams, Fortnite Intel has been keeping an eye on some of the big names who have confirmed their involvement in the tournament. Ninja has stated he will not be playing, but there are plenty of other top competitors who will be.
Some of those teams include:
- Tfue, Cloak, 72hrs
- Bizzle,…
Popular Fortnite Merch
- DART BLASTING FORTNITE BLASTER REPLICA: This AR L blaster is inspired by the blaster used in Fortnite, capturing the look and colors of the one in the popular video game
- MOTORIZED 10 DART BLASTING: Blast 10 darts from this motorized blaster that has an acceleration button to power up the motor (batteries required, not included)
- 20 DARTS AND 10 DART CLIP: Includes a 10 dart clip and 20 Official Nerf Elite darts.To ensure proper use of AR L blaster ensure access door is fully closed before use. Make sure clip is inserted fully...
- Jenga game with a Fortnite twist: It's an exciting Jenga game with artwork, themes, and characters inspired by the popular Fortnite online video game
- Spin, stack, climb: Players spin the spinner and follow the commands: the number and type of Blocks to stack, and how many layers their Fortnite character must climb
- Don't fall short: Players move their own pegs up and their opponents' Pegs down as they remove and stack blocks. But if the tower falls As they climb or stack -- it's game over for them
- Practice your aim with this targeting set: this set includes an spmrnum-r blaster, 6 darts and 3 llama targets so you can practice your aim or play competitive games with family and friends
- Includes 3 llama targets: comes with 3 llama targets in different sizes to set up exciting games that challenge skills and test aim and accuracy
- Dart-blasting Fortnite blaster replica: this spmrnum-r blaster is inspired by the blaster used in Fortnite, capturing the look and colors of the one in the popular video game
- Dart-blasting replica of the Fortnite blaster: this its blaster is inspired by the blaster used in the popular Fortnite video game
- Pump-action 4-dart blasting: blast 4 darts in a row from this 4-dart, pump-action blaster that's hand-powered by you (no batteries required)
- 8 darts and storage stock: includes 8 official Nerf Mega darts and has storage on the stock for 4 darts, so you can keep backup darts nearby for fast reloading
- Super-Soft, Huggable Plush for All Ages
- High-Quality Materials
- Collectible Rare Loot Llama
- Unique Rocket Battle Royale gameplay.
- Everything is destructible! Real Sandbox mode.
- Craft Defenses, Forts, Towers, Sky Bridges, everything possible!
- Epic Games
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Paperback: 112 pages
- Measures 14 inches tall and includes 23 pieces-9 weapons, 4 Back Bling, 8 exclusive building materials and a llama float that fits many 4" Fortnite action figures! Plus, it's pre-filled with a 4-inch...
- Giddy-Up features 25+ points of articulation and highly detailed decoration inspired by one of the most popular outfits from Epic Games' Fortnite.
- Bursting with colorful confetti, reveal your loot by tearing open your Llama to see a War Paint figure and a bunch of cool accessories.
- Ragnarok, Rex, Cuddle Team Leader and Brite Bomber 4" action figures - inspired by four of the most popular outfits from Epic Games' Fortnite.
- 19 points of articulation
- Highly detailed decoration